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Rhonda Jordan-Antoine specializes in energy for development, with a focus on power sector planning and operation as well as grid integration of renewables, smart grid technologies and off-grid electrification. Rhonda Jordan earned her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2013. Rhonda's research, focused on improving long-term capacity expansion planning in developing countries, integrated both optimization and system dynamics in order to inform planning. Rhonda is currently an energy specialist at the World Bank.

EngineeringAs an Energy Specialist at the World Bank, Rhonda engages in various activities covering topics such as smart meter deployment and grid integration of renewables. Read More The aim of Rhonda's research at MIT was to develop an integrated,
long-term planning tool that incorporates demand feedbacks that are unique to
developing countries. Read More

EntrepreneurshipRhonda is one of the founding members of EGG-energy, an
energy service company whose aim is to connect low-income customers to
electricity. The company began providing power via an innovative battery
swapping service, and now provides its customers service using solar
power. EGG-energy has been operating in Tanzania since 2009. Read More

The ArtsRhonda has always been heavily engaged in the arts. She began dance training at the age of six and went on to perform with various companies and in various shows around the world. At the start of graduate studies at MIT, she performed with greats like Savion Glover and Mya. Rhonda also sat on the Board of The Mya Arts and Technology Foundation. Read More